Debt relief and vacation ahead for $50K lottery winner
Delaware, OH – A $50 scratch-off ticket turned into a $50,000 prize for one lucky Ohio player who recently hit big on the Billion instant game. John purchased the winning ticket at…
Former local bakery owner arrested for stealing identity of deceased baby, $1.5M pandemic relief fraud
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Columbus woman was arrested in Utah on federal charges related to stealing the identity of a baby who died as an infant. The woman allegedly used the infant’s…
East Helena Man Sentenced to Prison for Bank Fraud in Covid-19 Relief Scheme
GREAT FALLS – An East Helena man who admitted lying in a scheme to receive more than $1 million in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA)…
Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For Committing COVID Relief Fraud While On Pretrial Release
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas resident was sentenced today to one year and nine months in prison for filing fraudulent loan applications that sought over $100,000 in loans guaranteed by the…
St. Louis County employee hatched pandemic relief kickback scheme, indictment says
ST. LOUIS – A St. Louis County employee who previously served as the administrative assistant to a former St. Louis County Council member hatched a scheme to fraudulently obtain COVID-19 relief funds…
Former Congressional Candidate Pleads Guilty to Covid-19 Relief Fraud and Falsification of Records
Boise – A Boise man pleaded guilty for using COVID-19 relief funds for personal expenditures and for falsifying records to conceal thousands of dollars of in-kind contributions by employees in a report…
Wirths Blasts Phil Murphy for Raiding $10 Million in COVID Relief Funds for Illegal Immigrants
TRENTON, N.J. – New Jersey GOP Assemblyman Hal Wirths blasted Governor Phil Murphy after the administration raided $10 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds in order to pay illegal immigrants up to…
Highlands Ranch Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Using COVID Relief Funds for Plastic Surgery, Weight Loss and Jewelry
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Daniel Stonebarger, age 50, of Highlands Ranch, was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining funds…
Yakima Woman Indicted for COVID-19 Relief Fraud as part of U.S. Attorney’s COVID-19 Fraud Strike Force
Yakima, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, has announced that Karla Padilla, age 48, of Yakima, Washington, was indicted this week on seven…
Albany Woman Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud
ALBANY, NEW YORK – Debra Hackstadt, age 67, of Albany, pled guilty today to fraudulently obtaining 32 government-backed loans meant for businesses struggling with the financial effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The…
Spokane Resident Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining More Than $50,000 in COVID-19 Relief Funds
Spokane, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that Roshon Edward Thomas, 52, of Spokane, Washington, has pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining…
COVID Relief Fraudsters Sentenced To Prison
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway has sentenced Tomas Ziupsnys (39, Kissimmee) to five years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, bank fraud, and aggravated identity…
‘Not The Way To Achieve Relief’: Biden’s DHS Chief Attempts To Dissuade Migrants As The Border Gets Overwhelmed
‘Not The Way To Achieve Relief’: Biden’s DHS Chief Attempts To Dissuade Migrants As The Border Gets Overwhelmed Jennie Taer on May 17, 2022 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…
Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty to COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Embezzlement, and Unemployment Fraud
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Aaron Ashcraft, 42, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to one count of wire fraud and one count of bank fraud in a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program…
Las Vegas Man Sentenced To Prison For COVID-19 Relief Fraud, Bank Fraud, And Money Laundering
LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for perpetrating a scheme to defraud the Small Business Administration by fraudulently applying for an Economic Injury…
Texas And Maryland Women Arrested For COVID-19 Relief Fraud
CONTACT: Barbara Burns PHONE: (716) 843-5817 FAX #: (716) 551-3051 BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Brandie S. Williams, 41, of Dallas, Texas, and Brittany L. Herbert, 35, of Brandywine, Maryland,…
Bloomsburg Man Sentenced To 18 Months Of Imprisonment For $430,000 Fraud Scheme, Including $300,000 In Covid Relief Fraud
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Darryl Corradini, age 63, was sentenced by United States Chief District Judge Matthew W. Brann, to 18…
South Florida Political Campaign Consultant Charged with Defrauding Covid-19 Relief Program
Miami, Florida – Federal prosecutors have charged 42-year-old Royal Palm Beach, Florida resident Omar Smith with lying on a coronavirus relief loan application and fraudulently obtaining more than two hundred thousand dollars…
Two Florida Men Sentenced to Ten and Six and a Half Years in Prison for Roles in Massive COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
Two Florida men were sentenced today for leading a nationwide scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for millions of dollars in loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under…
Liberty County Man and Woman Behind My Buddy Loans Guilty of Fraud Related to COVID Relief
TEXARKANA, Texas– A Cleveland, Texas man and woman have pleaded guilty to wire fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Clifton Pape, 47, and Sally…
Former Pleasanton Resident Pleads Guilty To Theft Of COVID-19 Relief Funds
OAKLAND – Javed Wahab pleaded guilty today to theft of government property in connection with a scheme to steal funds designed to aid medical providers in the treatment of patients suffering from…